Having trouble wrapping your head around Microsoft’s Office 2010 suite? Before you plunk down a wad of cash at your local bookstore for an instructional book, give Microsoft’s free materials a try.

Novices will want to start with First Look: Microsoft Office 2010, a 186-page ebook in PDF format. This one goes over the changes introduced in Office 2010 and covers each of the apps.

For those will a little more experience under their belt, Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2010 offers a bit more meat for IT types. This one is available in Word, PDF, and XPS formats, and checks in at 259 pages.

First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 (PDF)
Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2010